COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Keion Bell scored 24 points and Earnest Ross added 23, both season highs, as 17th ranked Missouri used another strong second half to beat Auburn 91-77 yesterday. Ross hit five 3-pointers off the bench in his first game against his former team. The 6-foot-5, 222-pound guard played two seasons at Auburn.

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NFL

It’s Super Sunday!

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In just a few hours, the hype may subside a bit and the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers can get down to business of deciding the NFL championship in Super Bowl 47.

Super Bowl 47 may also decide a few other questions leading up to the game:

— Can Baltimore coach John Harbaugh continue his mastery over brother Jim? John’s Ravens beat Jim’s 49ers 16-3 in their first meeting on Thanksgiving night in Baltimore in 2011?

— Can San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick (KAP’-ur-nihk) put to rest the myth that a scrambling, option-read quarterback can’t win a Super Bowl?

— Can retiring Baltimore middle linebacker Ray Lewis end his 17-year career on a winning note?

— Can San Francisco kicker David Akers get over his yips? Akers missed 13 field goals in the regular season.

— Can Joe Flacco win the big one? The Baltimore QB owns an 8-4 postseason record but has never won a Super Bowl.

And for those football-challenged types who attend Super Bowl parties anyway, there may be two additional looming issues:

—Will Beyonce (bee-AHN’-say) lip-sync the National Anthem as she did at the presidential inauguration?

—And which commercial will get the most buzz?

NFL-HONORS

The envelopes, please

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Adrian Peterson’s sensational season following major knee surgery has earned him The Associated Press 2012 NFL Most Valuable Player Award. Peterson also won Offensive Player of the Year.

The Minnesota Vikings running back finished with 2,019 yards–just 9 yards short of breaking Eric Dickerson’s rushing record. Peterson beat out Peyton Manning, who in his first season as Denver’s quarterback contended for a fifth MVP trophy. Manning’s four are a record.

Peterson received 30 1-2 votes from a nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the NFL. Manning got the other 19 1-2 votes

In other honors:

— Bruce Arians (AYR’-ee-ihnz) wins 2012 AP Coach of the Year award for role with Colts. He took over when Indianapolis head coach Chuck Pagano was undergoing treatment for leukemia. He’s the first interim coach to win. He parlayed that success into getting the head coaching job at Arizona.

— Peyton Manning’s stunning r eturn from four neck surgeries has netted him The Associated Press 2012 NFL Comeback Player of the Year award.

— Houston Texans end J.J. Watt wins 2012 AP Defensive Player of the Year award. He got 49 of 50 votes.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The class of 2013 for the Pro Football Hall of Fame is comprised of six former players and a coach. The players are Larry Allen, Cris Carter, Curley Culp, Warren Saap, Jonathan Ogden and Dave Robinson. The coach is Bill Parcells. Culp and Robinson were senior selections.